Do you have both a garage and a driveway, and find yourself wondering where the best place to keep your car really is? Between bad weather, worries about the paintwork, and simply trying to squeeze a bit more life out of your car, it’s a more common question than you might think. There’s no single right answer, but there are definitely pros and cons to each option worth weighing up before settling into a habit. There are clear advantages to parking in a garage. Rain, frost, hail and the ever-present British drizzle will all affect your car over time, gradually dulling the paint and encouraging rust to set in around vulnerable areas like wheel arches and door sills. A garage also protects your car from the sun, as UV rays...

Cars endure new obstacles as the weather cools and dawns become darker. However, if you take a little extra care during the winter months, you can keep your car in better condition and reduce the stress of your daily drives. Don’t underestimate the importance of where you park your vehicle. Parking in a garage or a covered parking space during winter can help safeguard the body of your car from frost and ice, as well as road salt, which over time can lead to corrosion of the bodywork. The slides give useful tips to help prevent getting stuck in the snow. For example, instead of spending time in the morning scraping at the snow on your windshield, you can put a cover on it to protect it from the ice....

At this time of the year, it is common to come out to the car and find that it is covered in ice or snow and in really severe weather it is difficult to even open the car door especially if it has rained earlier in the evening. If it has snowed it is vital and in fact illegal to drive the car without removing as much of the snow as possible before you attempt to drive. Snow on the roof of the car can slide down onto the windscreen obscuring the driver’s vision and so should be completely removed from the car roof. Some people in an effort to de-ice the screen quickly pour boiling water onto the screen, but this is not a good idea because it could...

With the winter months fast approaching, many of us are dreading the cold, frosty mornings when we have to scrap the ice off our cars and sit dithering form ages whilst the windows demist. Although you can opt for a frost screen, the best way to avoid having to do this mundane task is to be able to park your car in a garage. Many of us fill our garages up with junk meaning there is no room to park the car, but really this is the main purpose of most garages and it makes sense, especially during the winter months to use them. If your car will fit in the garage why not start to use it more often, especially when the bad weather hits, not only will it...

The cost of vehicles has risen considerably and so buying a car that is suitable and large enough for a family is a massive outlay for anyone. It is important therefore that before buying a car some research is carried out to ensure that the car is right for you and your family. With the rising cost of fuel, one of the main features that anyone buying a vehicle currently will be looking at is fuel economy. This is especially important if you tend to make lots of short journeys say for example on the school run or transporting the children to clubs and sports venues so look for the figures for urban driving and remember that these figures are sometimes exaggerated by car manufacturers or obtained in ideal conditions....